Welcome to The Crystal Interface Lab. home page!

The mechanical and functional properties of materials are closely related to the interface structures within them. We research the mechanisms for the generation of physical properties of materials resulting from the crystal interface structure by means of state-of-the-art analytical methods in nanoscale engineering and theoretical calculations.

Apr. 2007-  Specific Area Research “Nano Materials Science for Atomic-scale Modification”
Web page is HERE  (Japanese version only)

Research Fellow Now WANTED!!  See here for details.

What's new

Mar. 7, 2011   Guests; Prof. W. Y. Ching (Univ. Missouri-Kansas City) and A. W. Glaeser
                        (Univ. California at Berkeley)

 

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Jan. 12, 2011　 Newspaper; The 5th anniversary symposium of the foundation of
                        the UT-JEOL academic-industrial alliance laboratory.
                        The Science News   

Nov. 16, 2010　Newspaper;  Coverage of the article about "ABF-STEM direct
                       observation of hydrogen atoms in VH2". 
                       The Japan Times   The Mainichi Daily News
                       Tech-On!(Tech&Industry Analysis from Asia) 

Oct. 18, 2010 Newspaper; Prof. Ikuahara's award of "The Humboldt Prize 2010" in

                     Tokyo Shinbun

                      Newspaper; 『身につまされる』 in Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun

Sep. 7, 2010 Newspaper; 『ナノテク使えばできるかも？』 in Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun

Aug. 3, 2010 Newspaper;  Coverage of the article about "STEM obesevations of Li ion

                    in the electrode of the lithium ion secondary battery" in Nikkan Kogyo

                    Shinbun
Broadcasted on the "Hot Evening" TV program by the NHK (5/19/2010)

July. 8, 2010 The 13th International Conference on Intergranular and Interphase
                Boundaries in Materials JIMIC7 was held from June 27 to July 2, 2010.

                Newspaper: CHUNICHI(MIE ver.), ISE, ISESHIMA KEIZAI 1 2 3 4,

                YOMIURI(MIE ver.)

                Pictures here 

July. 6, 2010 The The 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Microscopy and T

                 heoretical Calculations (AMTC2) was held from June 24 to 26, 2010.

                 Newspaper: The MID_JAPAN ECONOMIST

May. 13-14, 2009 The 2nd Symposium "Nano Materials Science for Atomic-scale Modification" 
                             @Univ. Tokyo, Japan.
Jan. 26, 2009       Newspaper; New TEMs installed in JFCC
Jan., 2009           Web page; "npg asia materials" about a surface structure of TiO2  
Oct., 2008            Newspaper; Coverage of an article about a surface structure of TiO2  
                            (Science 322, 570, 2008).
Jul. 2-4, 2008       International Workshop "TEX2008" @ Nagoya, Japan.
                              Web page is HERE
Jun. 29-30, 2008  International Conference “AMTC1” @ Nagoya, Japan.

                             Web page is HERE
Jun. 27-28, 2008  The 1st workshop for young scientists of "Nano Materials Science for     
                             Atomic-scale Modification" @ Nagoya, Japan.

 

 

Mar. 26-28, 2008  Symposium of JIM Spring Meeting “Nano Materials Science for
           Atomic-scale Modification” @ Tokyo, Japan.

Mar. 6,   2008      The 1st public meeting of “Nano Materials Science for Atomic-scale
                            Modification”

Jan. 25,  2008     Lecture; JFCC Nanostructures Research Laboratory @ Nagoya, Japan

Oct.       2007     Inauguration; the Specific Area Research “Nano Materials Science for
  Atomic-scale Modification”, MEXT

Jly. 5,     2007     Newspaper; A commentary on JFCC Nanostructures Research Laboratory

Apr.       2007     Inauguration; JFCC Nanostructures Research Laboratory

Apr. 20  2007     Newspaper; Coverage of an article about the deformation mechanism of Al2O3 
 (Science 316, 82, 2007).

Mar. 9   2007    Newspaper; Inauguration of JFCC Nanostructures Research Laboratory

Sep.      2006    Newspaper;  Coverage of an article about the mechanism of electric property  generation of Pr doped grain boundary in ZnO (Physical Review Letters).

Jan.       2006    Newspaper;  Coverage of an article about the strengthening mechanism of Y  doped grain boundary in Al2O3 (Science 311, 5758, 2006).

 

Publications/Awards

Nov., 2010  S. D. Findlay et al. "Direct Imaging of Hydrogen within a Crystalline 
               Environment" [Appl. Phys. Express 3, 116603, 2010]
Aug., 2010  Prof. Yuichi Ikuhara was awarded "The Humboldt Prize 2010". 
May., 2010  Prof. Yuichi Ikuhara was awarded "7th Honda Frontier Award" 
Apr., 2009   N. Shibata et al, "Interface Structures of Gold Nanoparticles on TiO2 (110)"
                   [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 136105, 2009]
Oct., 2008   N. Shibata et al, "Driect Imaging of Reconstructed Atoms on TiO2 (110)
                   Surfaces" [Science 322, 570, 2008]
Jun., 2007   Asst. Prof. Naoya Shibata, "The best poster award" [Rex& GG III]
Jun., 2007   Si-Young Choi, "Outstanding young scientist award" [Rex& GG III]
May., 2007  Prof. Yuichi Ikuhara, "The 22th Setoh award"
                   [The Japanese Society of Microscopy]
May., 2007  Asst. Prof. Teruyasu Mizoguchi, "The 22th article award"
                   [The Japanese Society of Microscopy]
Apr., 2007  N. Shibata et al, "Nonstoichiometric Dislocation Cores in {alpha}-Alumina " 
                   [Science 316, 82, (2007)]
Sep., 2006   K. Nakamura et al, "IMC16 Poster award, Materials Science" [IMC16]
Jan., 2006   J.P. Buban et al, "Grain Boundary Strengthening in Alumina by Rare Earth
                    Impurities " [Science 311, 5758, (2006)]